{"id":2897,"date":"2017-05-09T17:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/?p=2897"},"modified":"2017-07-06T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T08:44:44","slug":"stuff-you-do-not-want-to-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/stuff-you-do-not-want-to-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff You Do Not Want to Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Like a fair number of folks, I have always had a basic kit for each vehicle we owned. First aid, tools, flashlight, oil, water, blanket, chains, rope, jumper cables, maps, compass, road flares and fire starters.<\/p>\n

Cleaning out my old truck and sedan and transferring the kits to the new vehicles, I checked the gear that had accumulated over\u00a0nineteen years of ownership in the vehicles and trashed some, replaced some and added a few things to update the mix.<\/p>\n

I found a few items that I\u00a0envisioned if I needed them, things were not going well, but, better safe than screwed, so they were added to the kits.<\/p>\n

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The Celox is for that big gaping hole in someone where they are bleeding out. You pour this stuff in and it may keep them alive until the EMTs get there or you can get them to the ER. If you do not have it at home and in the car, take a look. Probably the best thing to come out of the Iraq wars.<\/p>\n

I have had fire extinguishers in the car before, and they were not cheap and seemed to always have lost their charge when I checked them. The disposable one here is cheap, and according to Amazon lasts for years\u00a0 and works as well as any small rechargeable unit.<\/p>\n

The lifestraw is for that lost in the woods scenario, or stranded due to weather or zombie apocalypse. You can use it to drink pretty much anything that looks like water and be reasonably safe.<\/p>\n

I have great boltcutters, in the big toolbox at home. The \u00a0few times I needed them was on the road confronted with some\u00a0fallen \u00a0fence, rusted lock or what not. This folding pair fits in a small space and goes with you.<\/p>\n

The powercell is one of the Red Headed Irish Wisecrackers favorites. The size of two card decks, it holds a charge for four months and will power your cell phone for days but also can jump start a car without the need to line up, string cables and what not. She has amazed the guys at the shop during the winter when she pulled this little gem out and got their cars started during twenty degree weather.<\/p>\n

Any interesting new essentials you have in your travel kit?\u00a0 Always looking for travel tested recommendations.<\/p>\n

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Like a fair number of folks, I have always had a basic kit for each vehicle we owned. First aid, tools, flashlight, oil, water, blanket, chains, rope, jumper cables, maps, compass, road flares and fire starters.<\/p>\n

Cleaning out my old truck and sedan and transferring the kits to the new vehicles, I checked the gear that had accumulated over\u00a0nineteen years of ownership in the vehicles and trashed some, replaced some and added a few things to update the mix.<\/p>\n

I found a few items that I\u00a0envisioned if I needed them, things were not going well, but, better safe than screwed, so they were added to the kits.<\/p>\n

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